1. EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 Enabling Grids for E-sciencE www.eu-egee.org EGEE and gLite are registered trademarks NA2 – The Transition to EGEE III Sarah Purcell, NA2 Manager Transition Meeting (CERN) – 6/7 May 2008

2. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 2 Overview NA2 in EGEE III has the following tasks: –TNA2.1: WebPages and design –TNA2.2: Materials, Publications –TNA2.3: Media, Public relations and Marketing to New Users –TNA2.4: Regional Effort –TNA2.5: Management, Admin & Coordination –TNA2.6: Business analysis and technology transfer –TNA2.7 Dissemination and outreach to business communities

3. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 3 Partners NA2 in EGEE III has the following partners with a combined effort of 420PMs: CountryPartner name AustraliaUNIMELB AustriaJKU BelgiumVUB BulgariaIPP BAS CroatiaSRCE CyprusUCY Czech RepublicCESNET FranceBT-IC; CGGV; CNRS; CRSA; HEALTHGRID GermanyFZK GreeceGRNET HungaryBME; KFKI-RMKI IsraelTAU Partner countryPartner name ItalyED; INFN; Trust-IT PolandCYFRONET; ICM PortugalLIP RomaniaICI RussiaJINR;RRC KI; SINP MSU SerbiaIPB SlovakiaII SAS SloveniaJSI SpainCSIC; IFAE SwitzerlandCERN TaiwanASGC TurkeyTUBITAK United KingdomImperial; QMUL; STFC; UEDIN; UNIMAN

4. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 4 EGEE II to EGEE III A key problem in EGEE II was an unbalanced distribution of effort Main Changes –Effort is located in clusters –Each cluster is responsible for one or two tasks (with the exception of regional effort) –Result is more efficiently shared workload –BUT requires good communication from all partners Staying the same –Vital contributions from partners spread over 24 countries

5. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 5 Websites TNA2.1: WebPages and Design –Responsible Partner – HealthGrid, France –Design of new web pages –Maintenance of web pages –Timely updates – keep the site fresh and current –Design skills for print material  Tie in with website  Unified look and feel across whole project

6. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 6 Content Production TNA2.2: Materials, Publications –Responsible Partner - CERN –Production of all written material –Writing for  Flyers  Posters  Brochures  Website  Info sheets  iSGTW (In collaboration with the GRIDTalk project)  Other publications

7. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 7 Media, Events and PR TNA2.3: Media, Public relations and Marketing to New Users –Responsible Partner – UK and N Ireland –Task is two-fold –Media  Managing media relations  Creating press releases –PR and New users  Coordinating events attendance  Attending events  Finding new events to attend

8. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 8 Across Europe TNA2.4: Regional Effort –22 responsible partners –A core part of NA2 work that we can’t afford to lose –Overall effort reduced, but demands reduced –Very important to keep widespread contacts  Local media contacts  Local academic contacts  Local business contacts  Translations of material – paper based and electonic

9. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 9 The Business Angle TNA2.6: Business analysis and technology transfer –Analyse business user requirements and different business- oriented Grid solutions –Understand the positioning of EGEE products on the market,  Comparative SWOT analysis of gLite with respect to potential competitors –EGEE Technology  Prepare a strategy for the transfer of  Produce a potential commercial exploitation plan  Identify a number of Business-driven higher-level services that could be deployed with gLite –Standards  Foster emerging business-driven potential standards in collaboration with bodies such as OGF, ETSI, W3G, OASIS and DMTF

10. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 10 Getting Business Involved TNA2.7 Dissemination and outreach to business communities –Industry Business  Business Days; Business Forum; Business Task Force –Importance of Business Associate Programme  Joint collaboration work –Introduction of site-visits  face-to-face meetings on a one-on-one basis will be set up to specifically target the needs of each company –Specific emphasis on Multipliers  Technology Transfer Offices, Chambers of Commerce, European Business and Industrial Associations, SME support organisations (i.e. UEAPME - www.ueapme.com), etc.

11. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 11 Communication is Key Management Team Web Design Content Production Media & Events Regional Effort Business Outreach & Technology Transfer New web pages

12. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 12 Communication is Key Management Team Web Design Content Production Media & Events Regional Effort Business Outreach & Technology Transfer New web pages Press release

13. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 13 Communication is Key Management Team Web Design Content Production Media & Events Regional Effort Business Outreach & Technology Transfer New web pages Press release New flyer or brochure

14. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 14 Activity Management TNA2.5: Management, Admin & Coordination –Coordinating the activity –Keeping lines of communication open between clusters –Communicating with project management to ensure NA2 is answering their needs –Liaising with other activity managers to get news and information as fast as possible –Liaising with other projects and their dissemination teams

15. Enabling Grids for E-sciencE EGEE-II INFSO-RI-222667 15 If you have any questions please contact sarah.purcell@cern.ch or anne-lise.goisset@cern.ch